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Spring 1-1-1984
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? (1984)
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
by Edward Albee
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February 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 1984 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee CREW 'J
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Directed by Robert F. Jenkins Scenic Designer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leon Ronzana
under the supervision of Donamarie Reeds
Costume, Hair and Make-up Design .. .. . Kathy Sue Neff
under the supervision of Elizabeth M. Poindexter
Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth R. Dorst
Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Shanks
Technical Director . . .. .......... . .... . . Tom Corbett
and James R. Earle, Jr.
Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meg Walker
Assistant to the Scene Designer .. .. . . .. . Kim La Shelle
Scenery Shop Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Placke
Assistant Scenery Shop Supervisor . . . . . . . Carl Shanks
Scenery Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Miller,
Heather Hudson
Scenic Artists . . . . . . . . . . . Leon Ronzana, Kim La Shelle
Property Crewheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tammy Hunt
and Cathy Moser
Costumer . .... .. .. . ......... . . . . . .. Kathy Sue Neff
assisted by Eliza Chugg
CAST
Martha .
George .
Honey .
Nick . . .
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First Hand .. . . ... ..... ... . . . ... . ... Audrey Walker
Costume Construction . . ..... Pam Carlson, Lisa Colley,
Heather Hudson, Rhonda Roper
Costume Running Crewhead . . . . . . . Elizabeth Medieros
Hairstylist and Makeup Crew . ... . . .. ... . . . Kate Irvine,
Rhonda Roper
Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Ammerman
Lighting Technician . . .... . .... . .... . .. Raul Ramirez
Sound Engineering . . . . . . . Strange and Jenkins Studios
Sound Technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Touris
Prop Room Coordinator ... . .. . .. . . .. . . Shirley Benson
Assistant Stage Manager .......... .. ... Tom Callahan
House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather McAllister
Box Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claudia Borish
Publicity and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Irvine
. . . . Diana Torres
Anthony D. Combs
. .... Katy O'Shea
. . . . . . . Ron Pate
THE SCENE
The living room of a house on the campus
of a small New England college.
ACT ONE
FUN AND GAMES
ten minute intermission
ACT TWO
WALPURGISNACHT
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
ten minute intermission
ACT THREE
THE EXORCISM
This play is produced in cooperation with
the Dramatists Play Service.
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Robert Lauritzen, John F. Osborn
Lou Lewendowski of SJSU English Department
Kelly Abella of Santa Clara University
Palo Alto Community Theatre
Navlet's Flowers and Gifts of San Jose
WHO'S WHO IN Virginia Woolf?
TOM CALLAHAN, Assistant Stage Manager, is a senior at SJSU.
Though usually involved as a performer, Virginia Woolf marks the sec­
ond time he has been assistant stage manager, following The Good
Woman of Setzuan. Some of his performance credits include: Danny
and Kenickie in productions of Grease, Fyedka and a bottle dancer in
Fiddler on the Roof, and Anansi in The Ghost Hour. This summer Calla­
han hopes to return to the Diamond Circle Theatre, a summer melo­
drama company in Durango, Colorado.
ANTHONY D. COMBS, George, is a Political Science senior. He has
performed various roles at SJSU including: Russel in Loose Ends, Dr.
Seward in Dracula, Avrahm in Fiddler on the Roof, The Carpenter in The
Good Woman of Setzuan, and Carey in Mountain Meadows Massacre.
Tony has worked for several theatres in the San Jose area and aspires
to a career as a film actor. Tony wishes to dedicate his performance to
his mother and father, both of whom he admires and loves dearly.
TAMMY HUNT, Property Designer, first started her theatre career in
1977 with a junior high production of Dracula, Baby. Her last completed
show (ten productions later) was, ironically, the University Theatre's
Dracula. Hunt operated a camera during Mountain Meadows Massacre,
however she most often works as co-head of properties with Cathy
Moser.
CATHY MOSER, Property Designer, is a sophomore at SJSU and a
Theatre Arts Major. This is her fourth show at the University Theatre.
Her work includes The Cherry Orchard, The Good Woman of Setzuan,
and Dracula. Moser's college credits include only backstage work, how­
ever she has also performed in several productions.
KATHY SUE NEFF, Costume Designer, will graduate this June with a
B.A. in Art and a minor in Theatre Arts. In the future she plans to work
for a professional costume shop. Neff will represent SJSU at the Univer­
sity Resident Theatre finals in March . She has designed the costumes
for Les Belles Soeurs at the San Francisco Repertory Theatre. Neff has
worked for City College of San Francisco as costumer, Berkeley Shake­
speare Festival as Design Assistant, and Stanford University as costume
intern. Presently, Neff is the undergraduate assistant in the Costume
Shop at SJSU; her work includes the armor for Ondine and tailoring for
Mountain Meadows Massacre and The Cherry Orchard.
KATY O'SHEA, Honey, is in her second year at SJSU. Her perfor­
mances include Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, Volante in Ondine,
and Mina in Dracula. Katy also dances and models when she can find
the time. This summer she hopes to go to Durango, Colorado and per­
form in summer theatre. Next fall O'Shea plans to begin a two year pro­
gram of performance studies at the Pacific Conservatory of the Perform­
ing Arts.
RON PATE, Nick, is a sophomore pursuing a B.A.. in Theatre Arts.
Pate's performances at SJSU include Colonel Cathcart in Catch 22, the
Horseman/Nugget role in Equus, and Yang Sun in Brecht's The Good
Woman of Setzuan. Off campus Pate has appeared in Dark of the Moon,
Gypsy and Forum. Last summer he played the part of the Indian in San
Jose Civic Light Opera's Fantasticks. His career goal, obviously, is
performing.
LEON RONZANA, Scene Designer, graduated from SJSU in December
1983. While attending school he focused on acquiring acting and direct­
ing experience, however, he still found time to assist designer Dusty
Reeds in two productions, The Good Woman of Setzuan and Fiddler on
the Roof. Virginia Woolf is his first scene design. Many of our patrons
will remember Ronzana as the Superintendent of the Theatre in Ondine,
Mendal in Fiddler on the Roof, and Milo Minderbinder in Catch 22. Ron­
zana is looking forward to working in summer stock later this year and
plans to study acting in New York beginning in the fall.
CARLL. SHANKS, Sound Engineer, is a Master's student in Theatre
Arts with a concentration in technical theatre. His technical credits in­
clude: sound design for over twenty different shows, on campus and off,
stage management for Danceworks, technical direction for Ghost Hour,
recording and lighting for Bay Area bands, and set construction at SJSU.
Shanks is currently concentrating his studies on the non-technical areas
of advertising and public relations. Shanks has also demonstrated his
acting ability in SJSU's Black Bart and Little Mary Sunshine.
DIANA M. TORRES, Martha, is Diana's first role at SJSU, although she
has performed with other theatres in the area. Torres' last appearance
was in San Jose Civic Light Opera's The Fantasticks as Luisa. She has
played in several productions at the University of Santa Clara, including
Anatol, Suicide in B Flat, Taken in Marriage and The Beggar's Opera.
An accomplished musician, Torres has been piano accompanist for San
Jose Civic Light Opera and Santa Clara University productions. She also
moonlights as a singer in local lounges.
MEG WALKER, Stage Manager. Walker is a graduate student in
Speech Pathology; she began her involvement in the Theatre Arts De­
partment two years ago with the position as Assistant Stage Manager
for Henry IV, Part 1, a job she also accepted for this season's opener
Dracula. Walker appeared in Interview, an SJSU Studio Theatre produc­
tion which was also performed at the On Broadway Theatre in San Fran­
cisco, however she prefers stage managing. After Virginia Woolf Walker
wi ll be pursuing employment with Bay Area theatres and is making plans
for a move to New York City next spring.
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DIRECTOR'S NOTES
PATRONS Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a love story which, on
the surface, appears to be an excoriating description of one
drunken evening with two married couples, strangers, who
reveal each other's deepest secrets; a confrontation be­
tween the sciences and the humanities; an expose of a fail­
ing marriage; a hard examination of tired college professors
who have "come to rest"; a dramatic montage of alco­
holism, infidelity, childlessness, fantasies and obsessions,
but, most of all, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a love
story.
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Director, Robert Jenkins has acted and
directed with such groups as the Perform­
ing Arts Foundation of New York, the Gal­
livanting Inspiration Group, and the
California Actors Theatre. As an actor,
Jenkins has performed major Shakespea­
rean roles of Oberon (Midsummer
Nights's Dream), Richard Ill, and Mercutio
(Romeo and Juliet) as well as numerous
roles ranging from Sophoclean Tragedy to
Pinter Absurdism. He received his Ph.D.
from Florida State University and has
been on the faculty at San Jose State Uni­
versity since 1975. He is now also our Di­
rector of Theatre.